noun
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the plant Sesamum indicum of Pedaliaceae family, a widely cultivated tropical or sub-tropical annual herb; sesame.
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the small seeds of sesame, used esp. for getting oil and as a flavouring agent.
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phlegm i.e. a) the one of the four humours in early physiology that was considered to be cold and moist and to cause sluggishness; b) viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passages.
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the act or sound of coughing.